Situating migration in planned and autonomous adaptation practices to climate change in Bangladesh

Siddiqui, Tasneem; Bhuiyan, Mohammad Rashed Alam; Kniveton, Dominic; Black, Richard; Islam, Towheedul; Martin, Maxmilan

doi:10.4324/9781315147741-7

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“…Investment in climate change adaptation measures at the household level is often not made until later. Based on a study in three districts of Bangladesh, Siddiqui et al (2018) found that a higher percentage of migrant households perceived that their economic status had improved over the preceding five years in comparison to non-migrant households. This along with other findings, led the researchers to conclude that those households that incorporate migration of a member with other in-situ practices adapt better to climate change stresses.…”

Section: Disaster Preparedness Is Not a Top Prioritymentioning

confidence: 99%

Migration in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: Drivers, Consequences, and Governance

Siddiqui

Bhagat

Banerjee

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The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment

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Section: Disaster Preparedness Is Not a Top Prioritymentioning

confidence: 99%

Migration in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: Drivers, Consequences, and Governance

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The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment

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“…We examine the extent of insecurity and how it is experienced using data on migrant populations in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Cities in contemporary Bangladesh are rapidly growing: net out-migration is prevalent from low-lying rural districts; and precarity of low-income populations is prevalent across urban centres (Siddiqui et al, 2018). Bangladesh, in addition, has a large proportion of its land surface exposed to environmental hazards including flooding, coastal and river erosion and cyclones in the delta and coastal regions.…”

Section: Human Security and Climate Change In Precarious Urban Settingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Two-thirds of the urban growth since the independence in 1971 is related to migration (Safra de Campos et al, 2020). Chattogram (previously known as Chittagong) is the second most popular destination for internal migrants (Siddiqui et al, 2018). It is the primary port of Bangladesh, located in the Bay of Bengal, with major export processing zones made up of garment and manufacturing industries that attract workers from different parts of the country, including ethnic migrants from Chattogram Hill Tracts (Chakma & Akhy, 2015).…”

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Human security of urban migrant populations affected by length of residence and environmental hazards

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Journal of Peace Research

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It is widely suggested that migration is a key mechanism linking climate change to violent conflict, particularly through migration increasing the risks of conflict in urban destinations. Yet climate change also creates new forms of insecurity through distress migration, immobility and vulnerability that are prevalent in urban destination locations. Here we examine the extent and nature of human security in migration destinations and test whether insecurity is affected by length of residence and environmental hazards. The study develops an index measure of human security at the individual level to include environmental and climate-related hazards as well as sources of well-being, fear of crime and violence, and mental health outcomes. It examines the elements of human security that explain the prevalence of insecurity among recent and established migrants in low-income urban neighbourhoods. The study reports on data collected in Chattogram in Bangladesh through a survey of migrants (N = 447) and from qualitative data derived using photo elicitation techniques with cohorts of city planners and migrants. The results show that environmental hazards represent an increasing source of perceived insecurity to migrant populations over time, with longer-term migrants perceiving greater insecurity than more recent arrivals, suggesting lack of upward social mobility in low-income slums. Ill-health, fear of eviction, and harassment and violence are key elements of how insecurity is experienced, and these are exacerbated by environmental hazards such as flooding. The study expands the concept of security to encompass central elements of personal risk and well-being and outlines the implications for climate change.

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“…Chattogram is the second largest city of Bangladesh and a common destination for domestic migrants (Siddiqui et al, 2017; Siddiqui and Mahmud, 2014). It is the primary sea port of Bangladesh and the location of the largest export processing zone comprising garment and manufacturing industries, attracting workers from different parts of the country (BIGD, 2014), including ethnic migrants from Chittagong Hill Tracts (Chakma and Akhy, 2015).…”

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Policy Opportunities and Constraints for Addressing Urban Precarity of Migrant Populations

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Addressing sources and drivers of precarity among marginalized migrant populations in urban spaces is central to making cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable for all. Yet dominant policy discourses continue to frame migrants as problematic causes of insecurity and tend to exclude them from policy processes. Deliberative democratic theory suggests that inclusive processes have the potential to create innovative solutions for resilient cities. This study elicits and reports on self‐identified sources of precarity and insecurity as experienced by new low‐income migrant populations. It combines visual ethnography and deliberative democracy tools in an action research process that facilitated dialogue between migrant populations, urban planners and policy stakeholders. The objective is to elicit policy opportunities and constraints for changing dominant discourses, with a view to enhance marginalized lives and to implement sustainable urban infrastructure in Chattogram, the second largest city of Bangladesh. The results show options for addressing precarity, developed through facilitating migrants and planners to engage with each other’s perspectives. Priorities include focusing on insecure tenure, exposure to environmental hazards, and representation in planning processes. Integrating the perspectives and lived experiences of migrant urban populations into policy processes potentially leads to more effective, sustainable and legitimate solutions.

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Situating migration in planned and autonomous adaptation practices to climate change in Bangladesh

Cited by 4 publications

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Migration in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: Drivers, Consequences, and Governance

Migration in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: Drivers, Consequences, and Governance

Human security of urban migrant populations affected by length of residence and environmental hazards

Policy Opportunities and Constraints for Addressing Urban Precarity of Migrant Populations

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